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Tourmaline and Quartz Specimen - 708g

$475.00

Tourmalinated Quartz with Black Tourmaline – Skardu, Pakistan

An exceptional 708-gram multi-mineral specimen from Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, featuring large Quartz crystals filled with naturally included Black Tourmaline needles and accompanied by prominent external Schorl crystals and contrasting white Albite.

The Quartz contains an extraordinary concentration of dark Tourmaline needles, producing the dramatic appearance commonly known as Tourmalinated Quartz. Larger lustrous Schorl crystals also cross and emerge from the Quartz, creating an unusually complex three-dimensional mineral association.

Bright white Albite provides strong contrast against the clear-to-translucent Quartz and jet-black Tourmaline. Small areas of vivid orange-red iron-oxide mineralization add another natural color accent and make the specimen visually distinctive from more typical Schorl-and-Quartz associations.

Specimen Highlights

  • Minerals: Quartz, Black Tourmaline (Schorl), Albite & iron-oxide mineralization
  • Weight: 708 grams
  • Locality: Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Tourmalinated Quartz: Abundant naturally included Schorl needles visible throughout the Quartz
  • Black Tourmaline: Multiple prominent external Schorl crystals with strong natural striations
  • Albite: Contrasting white Albite adds brightness and definition
  • Color Accent: Natural orange-red iron-rich mineralization provides unusual additional contrast
  • Formation: Complex three-dimensional intergrowth with excellent viewing interest from multiple sides
  • Collector Appeal: Large cabinet specimen combining included Tourmalinated Quartz with substantial external Schorl crystals

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